Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Aysa Begum cries in front of her burnt shanty after a fire raced through a slum at Symoli in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 16, 2012. At least 150 shanties were completely destroyed while the reason of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a fire service said.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Aysa Begum cries in front of her burnt shanty after a fire raced through a slum at Symoli in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 16, 2012. At least 150 shanties were completely destroyed while the reason of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a fire service said.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Policemen carry away a protester as they close down the Occupy Camp in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, western Germany, May 16, 2012. German authorities cleared out a group of protesters who have camped for months in front of the European Central Bank, ahead of huge anti-capitalism protests expected at the weekend.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

A woman looks at an elk standing on a lawn at a residential area in eastern Moscow, May 16, 2012. The elk wandered into a residential area in the eastern part of the Russian capital, close to Losiny Ostrov National Park, Russian media reported.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Berlin's fans throw firework on the pitch during the football relegation match for Germany's first division Bundesliga between Fortuna Duesseldorf and Hertha BSC Berlin in Duesseldorf, western Germany, May 15, 2012. The game ended in a 2-2 draw meaning Fortuna Duesseldorf will play in the first division next season and Herth are relegated to the second division.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Opposition secretary-general for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir, shouts slogans after a court sent 33 opposition figures to jail including lawmakers and senior officials, May 16, 2012. The court order sparked demonstrations outside the court by supporters of the BNP, forcing police to use batons to disperse them.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

A disabled Sri Lankan Army person rests during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo, May 16, 2012. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes Week with a military parade scheduled for May 19.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

An Iranian woman paints pro-Palestinian drawings during a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square), May 15, 2012 marking Nakba Day, which commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after the establishment of Israel state in 1948.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

Actor Bill Murray plays with a camera during a photo call for "Moonrise Kingdom" at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, May 16, 2012.

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Today in Pictures: May 16, 2012

A group of 'catadores' (scavengers) dig through trash at the Jardim Gramacho landfill, the biggest in South America, in Rio de Janeiro, May 15, 2012. The landfill is set to shut down on June 1st.